A great movie

As usual with David Fincher's work, of course, I was really dying to watch this flick and I had some really high expectations. Fortunately, I wasn't disappointed and, to be honest, I don't really understand why it was a flop when it was released. Indeed, in my opinion, it is easily one of the best movies delivered by Fincher so far but I guess the average viewer would rather have some far-fetched psychopath thriller with some preposterous twist than this marvel of cerebral film making. Personally, I have nothing against the more typical movies based on serial killers. Indeed, they're usually pretty entertaining but, in my opinion, they are also almost always over the top ('The Silence of the Lambs' is a fine example as well). But not this movie. Indeed, it didn't matter that it was based on a true story, what mattered, in my opinion, was that it was really realistic with some great directing with a keen eye for details. As a result, you had no chases and shootings or stuff like that but a deliberate slow pace which I loved but, apparently, it was one of the main complaints towards this gem. Furthermore, you had here some realistic police and realistic journalistic work and some great directing. Anyway, to conclude, it's just too bad it didn't get the success it deserved, it is a very good movie and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10